Re: Catalog Server

From: Derek Melber [MVP] (derekm_at_braincore.net)
Date: 03/20/04 

Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 11:37:59 -0700

You will not be able to logon in most cases and Universal groups will most
likely fail in most cases. The real question is whether or not you have 2000
or 2003 and are using Universal group caching.

Regardless, just go to Active Directory Sites and Services and configure
another DC to be a GC and you are good. Better make at least two a GC, so
you don't have this issue again. 

-- 
Derek Melber
BrainCore.Net
derekm@braincore.net
"Mostro" <mostro@nospamforme.com> wrote in message
news:105n9ab10o7tu07@corp.supernews.com...
> What happens if AD domain only had one Catalog Server and it crashed, and
is
> now dead?  What are the implications?
>
>

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